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Originally Posted by jbergey22
Being able to bring in the top amatuer players without the excuse of having to pay an unproven player so much money...
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Well, the biggest spender in terms of signing bonuses for amateur players in 2008 was Kansas City, which was 29th in the league in terms of revenue. So lower revenue clubs are quite capable of paying out lots of bonuses if they really want to.
Also, part of the reason for larger signing bonuses is because the salaries in the minors are tightly regulated and very low. The signing bonus is pretty much the only significant amount of cash the player will see for quite a few years.
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